As October arrives, we once again head bravely into the spooky season. While our Max movies guide is updated monthly, this time round the streamer is befittingly inviting a flurry of new picks from the horror genre. For anyone who doesn’t want to be suitably scared though, there’s plenty more new movies coming to Max throughout October, with an abundance of genres arriving.
As one of the world’s best streaming services, adapting to the season and the trends means that Max can offer some of the greatest thriller franchises to the platform. If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, or bewitch you, there’s plenty of other October offerings that will see you through the flurry of trick-or-treaters. In the mood for more streaming suggestions? It’s worth taking a look at everything new on Max in October and the best Max movies to see what else the streamer has to offer. Don’t jump ahead though, there’s plenty to peruse below.
New Max movies: October 1
- 21 Jump Street (2012)
- 22 Jump Street (2014)
- A Day in the Country (1950)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
- A Return to Salem’s Lot (1987)
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
- Altitude (2017)
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
- Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- Barry Munday (2010)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
- Doctor Sleep (2019)
- Dune (1984)
- Edge of Darkness (2010)
- Four Christmases (2008)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Frost / Nixon (2008)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1992)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1998)
- Green Porno (2008)
- Gremlins (1984)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987)
- Interview with the Vampire (1994)
- Invictus (2009)
- It (2017)
- It: Chapter Two (2019)
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
- Knife in the Water (1962)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Major Barbara (1941)
- Misery (1990)
- Mississippi Masala (1992)
- Monte Carlo (2011)
- My Life as a Dog (1987)
- Ondine (2010)
- Open Your Eyes (1999)
- Poltergeist (1982)
- Practical Magic (1998)
- Red Dawn (2012)
- Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Stephen King’s It (1990)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- The Cranes are Flying (1960)
- The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
- The Death of Superman (2018)
- The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
- The Life and Times of Farmer Al (2024)
- The Naked Kiss (1964)
- The Return of Godzilla (1985)
- The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
- Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)
- Traffik (2018)
- Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Tough Love (2015)
- Walkabout (1971)
- Water for Elephants (2011)
New Max movies: October 3
- Salem’s Lot (2024)
New Max movies: October 10
- Caddo Lake (2024)
- Good Hair (2009)
New Max movies: October 11
- Tuesday (2023)
New Max movies: October 18
- MaXXXine (2024)
New Max movies: October 21
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three (2024)
New Max movies: October 25
- Trap (2024)
For more Max-based coverage, read our guides on the best Max shows, best Max documentaries, House of the Dragon season 3, and Euphoria season 3.